Fresh Deconstructed Spring Roll Salad

When it comes to scrumptious salads, I love them all! I enjoy salads all year through no matter the weather or season. But let’s face it, sometimes salads can get boring and uninteresting and certainly less exciting that a hot meal.

Changing up the ordinary salad to include some fresh vegetables and ingredients that are often found in keto spring rolls, is what I’m bringing you today.

This spring roll recipe makes for a perfect salad to bring to a cook out or a new favorite easy lunch with all your friends who will be asking for this easy recipe.

But it’s the creamy sweet, sugar-free homemade peanut sauce that takes this deconstructed spring roll salad to the next level!

Carbs in Fresh Spring Rolls

​Whether it’s Chinese spring rolls or fresh Vietnamese spring rolls, they both need rice paper wrappers made from rice flour to stuff the ground meat and vegetable filling ingredients.

The fresh spring roll wrappers are not fried, but still contain a high amount of carbs for a keto diet. 

According to Cronometer fresh spring rolls with just vegetables and no protein have about 10 g carbs per roll. 

​Our low-carb spring roll salad has 7 total grams of carbs for a very large serving that includes 15 grams of protein. 

Low-Carb Spring Rolls

​Since I haven’t yet figured out how to make a homemade egg roll wrapper keto friendly, I bring you this deconstructed spring roll salad as my fresh version of a spring roll without the rice paper skins! 

Honestly more than anything, a dressing can make or break a great salad.

Today’s dressing is anything but ordinary and something to enjoy not only on this salad, but as a dipping sauce with fresh veggies, keto vegetables like sweet bell peppers, cucumbers, celery or even to marinade lean protein like chicken on the grill!

Drizzle over the top or mix it all entirely in the whole thing, almost like you would a coleslaw. You can see how I did that in my video below.

Get the Easy Vegetable Peeler here!

Can I replace the peanut butter?

Yes, if you have a peanut allergy feel free to replace it with almond butter, or even sunflower seed butter. 

​Can I replace the coconut aminos?

Coconut aminos is a healthy soy free, gluten free alternative to soy sauce. But you could replace it if you need to. 

Can I use sesame oil instead?

You can use sesame oil instead of olive oil or avocado oil. 

Can I swap the chicken?

The best thing about this salad is that you can add any cooked protein you like. Make it a shrimp spring roll bowl with easy cooked shrimp or another great option is to use up leftover cooked ground pork or ground beef.

Just note that the nutritional information below includes using cooked chicken breast so if you change out the protein just adjust for that. 

More Easy Salad Keto Recipes

BLT Salad

Cucumber Salad

Mediterranean Cauliflower Salad

Salmon Caesar Salad

Spring Roll Salad with Sweet Sugar Free Peanut Dressing

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Low Carb Keto Spring Roll Salad with Peanut Dressing

Prep Time 12 minutes minutes

Servings 8 servings

Calories 236kcal

Ingredients

Peanut Lime Dressing

• 1/3 cup Avocado Oil or olive oil
• 2 tbsp Coconut Aminos
• 1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar or white vinegar or rice wine vinegar
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1/3 cup unsweetened peanut butter
• 2 tsp  lime juice
• 1/2 tsp clear liquid stevia optional

Salad

• 2 cups green cabbage shredded (or purple cabbage or red cabbage)
• 2 cups zucchini shredded
• 1 cup cucumber sliced
• 1/2 cup sweet red bell pepper sliced
• 1/2 cup carrot shredded
• 2 cups cooked chicken breast shredded
• 1/3 cup scallions  (spring onions or green onions)
• sesame seeds, fresh cilantro, fresh basil, butter lettuce or red leaf lettuce optional

Instructions

• Place all the ingredients for the salad into a large bowl or platter.
• Blend the dressing ingredients in a blender on the highest setting, or add to a small bowl and whisk until smooth. Taste and adjust sweetener if needed.
• Toss dressing with salad and serve immediately. Store covered or in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. 

Video

Notes

 5 g net carbs

This recipe was first published in June 2017.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 159mg | Potassium: 288mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1768IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg

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Homemade Ranch Dressing……..

Never made it before, never thought I would want to ….BUT I saw it on Pinterest first and added it to my board for recipes I definitely wanted to make!

Why did I want to make my own instead of buy it? Well…….glad you asked!

Let me read you the ingredients listed for Fit & Active Light Ranch Dressing and then you can compare.

Two tablespoons equals 80 calories with 7 grams of fat, 3 grams of  carbs, 2 sugars, and 290 mg of sodium.

Ingredients: water, vegetable oil, buttermilk, maltodextrin, sugar, salt, spices, dried garlic, modified food starch, egg yolk, dried onion, disodium phosphate, artificial color, monosodium glutamate…..must I continue……I think I’d rather not.

I have used and given my children this stuff and I don’t even know what half of those things are in there.

This recipe is simple and easy and all you need is a blender to mix it all up. If you don’t have buttermilk as I didn’t have any on hand, I have a solution for that for you.

Mix one cup of milk with 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice, mix it well and let it sit for five minutes. If you don’t have lemon juice you can use vingear. It’s THAT simple.

Additional Note:

• I used 1/2 cup of the buttermilk and it was a perfect consistency for me, but you might want to use only 1/4 cup and see how you like it. If you want it smoother add more buttermilk.
• I was a bit heavy on the parsley and mine has a tint of green to it, but the taste is beyond outstanding so the color doesn’t bother me one bit!
• I was able to make two and half cups of dressing.
• Using this recipe you can have 1/4 cup which is double what store bought ranch dressing will give you for the calories. A whole lot tastier, no names you can’t pronounce and less calories!
• I’m not giving you the recipe because I didn’t change anything at all and to give proper credit where credit is due you will find the recipe at Smells Like Home .

Nutrition Info

Servings: 10-1/4 c.

Serving size: 1/4 c. Calories: 101* Fat: 9* Fiber: 0g* carbs: 4g* Protein: 1g* Points+: 3*

Sugar-Free Mom’s Review Rating

1. Taste: A+
2. Prep time/Cook time: A+
3. Family Friendly:A- (They weren’t crazy about the green tint, but that was my fault, they still loved the taste)
4. Weight Loss Friendly: A+

My oldest said my Homemade Chicken Nuggets would be yummy to have with this dip!

Have you made your own ranch dressing?

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